Forbidden Quotes
367 Forbidden quotes by 303 unique authors
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The greatest tragedy of life is that, having paid that awful price of suffering "according to the flesh that his bowels might be filled with…
— Truman G. Madsen
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Wise leaders should have known that the human heart cannot exist in a vacuum. If Christians are forbidden to enjoy the wine of the Spirit…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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The property a man has in his own industry, is violated, whenever he is forbidden the free exercise of his faculties or talents, except insomuch…
— Jean-Baptiste Say
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The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.
— Alice Miller
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Magic happens on the threshold of the forbidden.
— Maria Tatar
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It appears to me that it [sin] is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner. You can understand…
— Arthur Machen
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Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the…
— Clarence Darrow
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There is a maxim about the universe which I always tell my students: That which is not explicitly forbidden is guaranteed to occur.
— Lawrence M. Krauss
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The real power of this book comes from its documentation from major sources. In fact, you will quickly discover that most of my documents about…
— David Duke
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When you consider that God could have commanded anything he wanted--anything!--the Ten [Commandments] have got to rank as one of the great missed moral opportunities…
— Katha Pollitt
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We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.
— Unknown Author
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
— Abigail Van Buren
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It is forbidden to decry other sects; the true believer gives honour to whatever in them is worthy of honour.
— Ashoka
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It is forbidden to walk on the grass. It is not forbidden to fly over the grass.
— Augusto Boal
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It is pleasing to reflect that results so beneficial, not only to the States immediately concerned, but to the harmony of the Union, will have…
— Andrew Jackson
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The Bible is not for the people; whosoever will be saved must renounce it. It is a forbidden book. Bible societies are satanic contrivances.
— Pope Pius IV
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It was almost forbidden in the Soviet Union to study the New Economic Policy.
— Anatoly Chubais
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I don't believe that God is a fussy faultfinder in dealing with theological ideas. He who provides forgiveness for a sinful life will also surely…
— Helmut Thielicke
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The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and…
— Robert Dale Owen
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Desire is endless and unappeasable, is most intense where most forbidden, and is never far from despair.
— Allen Wheelis
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Sermons remain one of the last forms of public discourse where it is culturally forbidden to talk back.
— Harvey Cox
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So where does the name Adam's apple come from? Most people say that it is from the notion that this bump was caused by the…
— Mark Leyner
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It is utterly forbidden to be half-hearted about gardening. You have got to love your garden whether you like it or not.
— W. C. Sellar
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my…
— Therese of Lisieux
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The death of a thousand worshipers is easier to bear than the death of a scholar who has knowledge of what Allah has permitted and…
— Unknown Author
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